#8A33BB#8A33BB

#8A33BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.206 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33BB
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 58.35, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 80.51, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.1329 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.206 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6329, 11.3592, 48.1097)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33BB #64BB33

analogous

#4633BB #8A33BB #BB33A8

triadic

#8A33BB #BB8A33 #33BB8A

tetradic

#8A33BB #BB4633 #64BB33 #33A8BB

square

#8A33BB #BB4633 #64BB33 #33A8BB

split-complementary

#8A33BB #A8BB33 #33BB46

monochromatic

#43195B #67268B #8A33BB #A659D2 #C089DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A33BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A33BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33BB

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33BB	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1760B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.206 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d0',
    500: '#8a33bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33bb;
$custom-light: #b173d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.382,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51027,
    "c": 0.20578,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33BB

secondary

#9BC981

accent

#E0477F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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